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Author: Dissent

(Follow-up) UK: Human error blamed for data loss

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Dissent

A health trust did not take adequate steps to prevent the loss of a memory stick with data on 6,360 prisoners and ex-prisoners, a report has said. The USB stick was being used to back up clinical databases at HMP Preston when it was lost on 30 December. A report found that human error was…

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(Update) auDA appeal against Bottle injunction rejected

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Dissent

Ry Crozier reports: Bottle Domains’ temporary injunction against auDA revoking its accreditation stands after the Victorian Supreme Court turned down an appeal by the regulator. Sources close to the action have told iTnews that “the injunction stands” – at least until the full hearings begin on Wednesday of next week. Read more in iTnews Related…

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LA: Lawsuit filed over data theft

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Dissent

Joe Gyan Jr. of The Advocate reports: A Baton Rouge seafood restaurant from which more than 1,800 patron credit card numbers were stolen in April 2008 is suing the providers of its computers and software. On the Half Shell, which has one eatery on Bluebonnet Boulevard and another in Prairieville, claims Acadiana-based Computer World Inc….

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TX: Box With Private Information Found Outside Elementary School

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Dissent

Monica Balderrama reports that following up on a phone call, KFOX found a box with personal information of hundreds of teachers, students and parents outside of Eastwood Knolls Elementary School in the Ysleta School District. The documents, which included school registration forms, immunization records and copies of birth certificates, as well as a roster with…

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FTC Publishes Proposed Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Dissent

From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require entities to notify consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) includes provisions to…

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MI: HIV testing consent bill could cause insurance companies to deny coverage

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Dissent

Todd A. Heywood reports: A bill proposed last month in the state House could remove a mandate that requires persons seeking a test for HIV to sign a consent form to receive the test. Those in favor of the legislation say it will remove a barrier many health care providers find cumbersome and allow them…

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